Stamkos thinking about heading to Europe

Damian Cristodero of the Tampa Bay Times wrote a good column on Steven Stamkos – who last season became the first NHLer in four years to score 60 goals – and his adjustment to life without hockey during the lockout.

Stamkos, 22, told Cristodero he has been playing organized hockey since he was 3 and that it’s “weird” not to be playing now.

“I guess it’s the old saying, you don’t realize what you have until you lose it,” Stamkos told Cristodero. “For me, my whole life has been hockey, and now you don’t have that. It’s tough.”

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